Chapter 6: Becoming an Extraordinary

In the foundry, after a furnace that had been vacant for hundreds of years was cleaned, Ninglu drove everyone within a hundred meters away and also locked the monitoring room.

He took a rubber spoon and began to prepare the Potion.

Preparing a Potion does not require any profound technique; one only needs to add the materials accurately in the order of auxiliary materials first, then the main material, following the Potion Formula, and then stir.

Ninglu poured 1100 milliliters of Helas Volt into the furnace and ignited the furnace fire at the same time.

He then threw in 1 piece of Thorn Crystal, and as the crystal cluster exploded in the furnace, he threw in the unconscious, two-meter-long Hive Giant Rat.

He stirred a few times with the rubber spoon and saw the Giant Rat melt at a speed visible to the naked eye; this was not only the effect of thousands of chip cuts but also the marvelous reaction of the Potion Material.

Ninglu knew that it made no difference if the auxiliary materials were slightly more or less, but the main material could not be even a little bit over; he had already repeatedly confirmed the length of the Wire Grass beforehand.

He threw in the 1100-millimeter-long Wire Grass, and the corrosive acidic juice splashed, further accelerating the reaction speed; a splashing sound suddenly rang out from within, and the surrounding light was dyed pale black.

By the time he threw in the Chemical Dog Tongue, the churning liquid in the furnace was only about half a meter deep.

As soon as the long tongue was thrown into the furnace, black mist instantly emerged, and the area around the furnace became hazy.

A few seconds later, the black mist receded, and Ninglu scooped out the viscous black liquid with the rubber spoon.

The liquid had a strange property: it clung to itself and would never separate; there was not a single drop left in the furnace.

Ninglu knew this was the unique property of the Potion; the "Lawyer" Potion had been successfully prepared.

Those who do not know the Potion Formula cannot prepare a Potion by relying on luck, both because the order of the Potion Material cannot be wrong and because the quantity must be just right.

If one puts in the Giant Rat first and the Thorn Crystal later, one would only get a pot of stewed rat.

If there were a little more Wire Grass, going insane would be the best outcome if one drank it.

Ninglu poured the black liquid into a bowl; he knew that the more hesitant and afraid he was, the worse the subsequent absorption effect would be. As a Primarch, he did not worry about being poisoned and drank it straight down.

Immediately, he felt his mouth full of a cold sensation, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of ice cream, which then slid down his esophagus and landed in his stomach.

The cold sensation instantly drilled into every cell, his vision quickly became blurred, and all colors intensified.

The gray furnace became grayer, the red flames became redder...

The color blocks were rich, like an oil painting.

At the same time, a massive stream of information surged into his mind.

Having had the experience once before, he adapted immediately.

Gradually, Ninglu saw the surrounding scene clearly; all colors were distinct and overlapping, and black mist permeated the air.

He also "saw" his body below standing in place, trembling; his consciousness suddenly sank and merged with the body.

Ninglu felt his head swell and his temples throb with pain.

He knew this was the Potion's power overflowing, and he lacked a way to control it.

He needed to imagine a common, simple, and easy object in his mind; he chose that Chainsword.

As he shifted his attention bit by bit to the imagined Chainsword, the double images in his eyes slowly overlapped and were no longer blurred.

Ninglu picked up the prepared mirror and reflected his eyes, discovering that the entire eyeball, including the white sclera, was pitch black.

He knew this was the external manifestation of the Potion's power; once he learned Meditation and understood how to restrain it, his eyes would return to normal.

He immediately attempted this, walking to the back of the furnace and turning off the Lumen Lamp overhead, letting his location fall into dimness.

The first step of Meditation, just like before, was to close his eyes and outline the Chainsword in his mind.

When imagining things that did not exist in this world, Ninglu found himself in a bind; there were many worlds in the galaxy, and he could not even imagine a suitable object.

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind, and he imagined the symbol of the "Black Emperor" path in his mind.

He first outlined the disordered black arcs, followed by the surrounding wings, spikes, and the abstract crown above.

As Ninglu gradually replaced the Chainsword with the "Black Emperor" path symbol, he was also merging with the transcendent "I," the infinite "I," and the cosmic "I," obtaining knowledge that only he himself could comprehend.

In the field of mysticism, this is called "Mystic Experience," while the Thousand Sons call it Aether Soaring.

Ninglu emptied his thoughts, his body and mind quieted down, the black mist reappeared, and his Spirituality extended bit by bit.

Like a stone thrown into a lake, books such as the "Napoleonic Code" of Old Terra and the "Imperial Code" established by the Emperor flashed through his mind, as well as human physiological structures, the composition of mechanical constructs, and even the physiological structures and weaknesses of Xenos like the Orks.

Ninglu realized in his heart that the former clearly stemmed from his identity as a "Lawyer" Extraordinary, while the latter should have been implanted into the Primarch by the Emperor, who combined genetic science and psychic power, and he had absorbed a portion of it while undergoing the "Mystic Experience."

A moment later, after his superhuman brain absorbed all the knowledge, he decided to take this opportunity to practice the most common ability in the field of mysticism, which most Extraordinaries can master—Spirit Vision.

Ninglu raised his hands, placed them in front of his eyes, and brought his index fingers together without touching.

He opened his eyes and instantly adapted to the dark environment; he focused his gaze behind his hands and slowly moved his fingers.

Once, twice...

Ninglu saw a bit of fiery red color between his fingers; he knew this was preliminary Spirit Vision, and the color he saw was his own aura.

The field of mysticism divides the non-physical part of every person into four layers; the core part is the "Spirit Body," also known as the soul, and when it overflows, it is called Spirituality.

The toughness of the "Spirit Body" determines a person's resistance when facing the Warp and various horrors.

The "Lawyer" Potion strengthened his Spirituality, endowing the Extraordinary with the ability to be adept at discovering and utilizing loopholes in rules and the weaknesses of opponents, striking opponents through order.

Both are strikes against weaknesses; what the Emperor bestowed upon him was to kill enemies, while the "Lawyer" bestowed the ability to use rules to strike opponents.

Outside the "Spirit Body" is the "Astral Body," which is the way of communicating with the Astral Realm and the starry sky; it is the external manifestation of the former and is directly related to one's own will and current emotions.

The scenes seen after taking the Potion are the images seen by the "Astral Body" wandering in the Astral Realm, where the rules of the material world are not followed, and the past, present, and future may overlap.

Through experience and combined with the knowledge obtained in the gestation pod, he knew that the so-called Astral Realm is another name for the Warp.

The "Astral Body" is the focus of the Thousand Sons' practice—the mind; Magnus created this way of practice—Mind State—and taught it to his progeny.

He also knew that Ahriman and other Thousand Sons would detach their "Astral Body"—which they call the Body of Light—from their physical bodies to soar in the Warp.

The "Lawyer" Potion did not strengthen the "Astral Body," but he knew that the essence of the Warp was integrated into the manufacturing process of every Primarch; just now, during his first attempt, he obtained knowledge from the Warp.

Further out from the "Astral Body" is the "Mental Body," which involves the brain.

The "Lawyer" Potion strengthened and improved his critical logic.

The outermost layer is the "Etheric Body," which is the manifestation of life energy and physical state.

The colors of different parts of the body are different; the hands he saw just now were red, the head was purple...

If the color is not right, it means there is a problem with the body.

Ninglu checked each part one by one; they were all healthy, and the whole body even presented a dazzling radiance, whereas ordinary people were white.

Immediately, he practiced the method of exiting Spirit Vision, gathering his attention, switching to a state of Meditation, closing his eyes, controlling his Spirituality, and repeatedly telling it to stop.

Opening his eyes again, he discovered that Spirit Vision had ended.

Through several repeated practices, repeated self-suggestion, and repeated influence on his Spirituality, Ninglu left behind a simple switch action.

He tapped his brow twice to activate Spirit Vision; the surrounding furnaces, machine tools, and the like were no different, nor did they have the slightest luster.

Most inanimate objects have no Spirituality.

When his gaze swept over the Chainsword, he discovered that a blood-colored radiance was present within it.

【Hmm? There is residual Spirituality on the "Vulture's" Chainsword; it might even be a Potion Material.】

Ninglu had previously felt that this weapon was somewhat special, so he was not surprised to find it contained Spirituality after activating Spirit Vision.

He tapped his brow twice again to deactivate Spirit Vision, preparing to observe the auras of others later.

Ninglu then recalled the extraordinary abilities gained from drinking the "Lawyer" Potion.

Synthesizing the non-physical parts of War Hammer and Lord of the Mysteries for explanation. In fact, both originate from occultism and have many similarities, only the terminology differs slightly. For example, the Astral Realm, like the Warp, is not restricted by physical laws, where the past, present, and future intersect. Additionally, the official novel "Horus Rising" has used the term Astral Realm to refer to the Warp.

Considering the readers, subsequent chapters will mostly adopt the terminology of War Hammer, with the exception of Spirituality.

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